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James Hutton
Proposed that slow-acting geological forces shaped the planet and it is millions of years old. -
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Thomas Malthus
Predicted that left unchecked, the human population will grow beyond the space and food needed to sustain it. -
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Published his hypotheses of the inheritance of acquired traits. -
Charles Darwin
Set sail on teh HMS Beagle. -
Charles Lyell
Explained that over long periods, the same processes affecting Earth today have shaped Earth's ancient geological features. -
Alfred Russel Wallace
Wrote to Darwin, speculating on evolution by natural selection, based on his studies of the distribution of plants and animals. -
Charles Darwin
Publishes On the Origin of Species.